Ballet Fantastique (USA) is Seeking Male & Female Dancers For The Upcoming Season 2021/22
Ballet Fantastique (USA) is Seeking Male & Female Dancers For The Upcoming Season 2021/22
BFan is a small company, and we protect our vibe. Our goal with Ballet Fantastique’s reimagined 21–22 audition process is to get to know YOU as well as possible through a virtual process, culminating in in-person immersive (but distanced) audition in Eugene for finalist candidates. This year—more than ever—we’re looking for great chemistry and shared goals within our team.
**Please note: We respect your time and finances. Because of the costs and logistical challenges of Covid-19, we’re making the difficult choice not to accept international audition applications for the 21–22 season. We LOVE having international dancers in our company, and hope to be able to delete this note soon.
CORE VALUES:
To build new + nontraditional dance audiences through bold, compelling, new world-class dance theater • To tell classic stories in accessible new ways and to tell diverse + untold stories, too • To embody teamwork and cross-disciplinary collaboration • To uplift each other and our communities—even and especially in these tough times—through a shared ethos of mutual support, candor, and continuous improvement as artists and humans
We seek artists with top-notch technicality, individual artistic voice (but great team spirit), a fabulous work ethic, a strong sense of humor, a lot of personality, and an insatiable appetite for what’s next. We seek new company members eager to grow as we grow, contributing to and accelerating the success of the organization we share.
STYLISTIC + TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Competitive applicants will demonstrate fierce technical proficiency in both classical and contemporary vocabularies, powerful artistry, impeccable musicality, and commanding, nuanced acting and stage presence in both drama and comedy. The “contemporary” in our mission statement reflects our original work and storytelling. Vaganova experience is a plus.
Male dancer applicants: Preferably 5’9” or taller
Female dancer applicants: Preferably 5’2″-5’7″ // strong pointe work
Additional skills of interest (desired but not requisite): Choreography, arts education, arts administration, dance instruction (ballet, contemporary, modern, jazz, pas de deux).
ARTIST POSITIONS:
Company Artists: Competitive 30-35 wk contract commensurate with experience // live music // touring // benefits
Apprentices: 30-35 wk contract commensurate with experience // live music // touring as invited // additional training + coaching benefits
Fellowship Apprentices: Fellowship positions are open to a maximum of 10 exceptional dancers ages 18+ each season.
How to Apply: VIRTUAL AUDITION PROCESS PART I
1) Complete the Ballet Fantastique Audition Pre-Registration Form: https://www.balletfantastique.
Please note that your $10 Audition Review Fee helps us cover the costs of senior Ballet Fantastique artistic staff personally reviewing and discussing your audition materials; we spend at least one hour personally reviewing each candidate, reading what you share with us, and discussing your strengths and potential fit for our company.
2. After completing the Pre-Registration Form, email company(at)balletfantastique(
EMAIL SUBJECT LINE:
– Audition [Name]
– Completed Ballet Fantastique Audition Form *Fillable PDF; different from the Pre-Registration Form
– Cover letter (What are your goals? Why do you want to dance with us? Where are you in your dance career?) OR online link to a brief personal video (feel free to talk to us instead)
– Résumé/CV with minimum of three references
– Online link to your video demo reel, classwork (barre/center; women should also include pointe).
– Video reel should also include 2 variations (classical + contemporary). Choreographic samples are welcome if available.
** Please show your best work and range of strengths. NOTE: Because we are a ballet theater company performing narratives from playful to tragic, we love to see your dramatic prowess, range, and stage presence.
** Please be sure to provide any required password to view your video
Headshot + one or more full body dance photo(s)
** Thank you for your complete application! Auditions missing any of the above requirements will not be considered.
VIRTUAL AUDITION PROCESS PART II
** FOR FINALISTS BY INVITATION **
– We’ll contact you regarding your status as a contract finalist.
– A piece of original Ballet Fantastique repertoire will be personally selected for you (~1-3 minutes) to show your ability to work within our range of unique work. We will email you a choreography video link.
– If we have not already, we will speak directly with each of your professional references.
– You’ll be invited to an immersive online or (preferred) in-person audition class at Ballet Fantastique’s Dance Center in downtown Eugene. This experience may include taking a BFan company or apprentice class, understudying a rehearsal for a current project, and rehearsing your assigned BFan choreography with the artistic staff, during which we will coach you in the variation to see your working style. We’ll work with you to schedule your immersive experience with us.
We thank you for your interest in Ballet Fantastique!!
For more information visit us at: balletfantastique.org
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Photo Credit: Greg Burns
Ballet Fantastique Company Soloists: Jenavieve Hernandaz & Alberto Andrade